URB Viral Video Sparks International Police Collaboration

Kuala lumpur: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) are working with the Indonesian police (Polri) as their strategic partner to complete investigations into an Indonesian football player who uploaded a video on social media containing allegations against a police motorcycle patrol unit (URB).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar stated that they would use the services of a PDRM attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta to record a statement from the player. Statements have already been taken from the police personnel involved and their teammates, and an investigation paper has been opened.

Unfortunately, the statement from the footballer could not be obtained as he has returned to his country of origin. Shazeli mentioned that a PDRM attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia might assist in recording the statement. The case is being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code. The viral video contained allegations by the footballer that certain URB team members had solicited bribes during a vehicle check.

In other developments, Shazeli reported that 14 individuals - 11 men and three women - were arrested following a police report lodged over their actions during eviction and demolition work conducted in a housing area in Kampung Papan, Pandamaran in Klang. No residents were involved; the majority arrested were from non-governmental organisations, and all were released on police bail after preliminary investigations. The case is being investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code. The situation during the demolition grew tense when individuals claiming to be residents acted aggressively to protest the work.